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Population by Grades and State Percentages

Percent of Public High School Population by Grades

States that have a personal finance instruction graduation requirement that is estimated at 15 or more hours of instruction are clearly making this type of instruction an important part of their students’ education. Only 22% of states meet this standard, but the good news is that this rigorous standard exists in some fairly large states, meaning that approximately 38% of the public high school student population must meet the standard.

Grades B-, C, D and F: States requiring less than 15 hours in personal finance instruction

7,994,848

53.5%

68.6%

35 States

Grade B states where it is not possible to estimate the number of hours of instruction required by the state

1,279,169

8.6%

9.8%

5 States

*Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, and National Center for Education Statistics "Digest of Education Statistics, 2017." Actual enrollment numbers are from 2014.**May not equal 100% due to rounding.

Making the Grade: Population and State Percentages

Grade

State

Public High School Student Population*

Percentage of Public High School Population in the United States **

Number of States (and D.C.)

Percentage of States (and D.C.)

A

Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia and Utah

1,340,000

9.0%

5 States

9.8%

B+

Florida, Georgia, Illinois and West Virginia

2,026,672

13.6%

4 States

7.8%

B

New York and Texas

2,302,198

15.4%

2 States

3.9%

B-

Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina and South Carolina

*Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, and National Center for Education Statistics "Digest of Education Statistics, 2017." Actual enrollment numbers are from 2014.**May not equal 100% due to rounding.